Garbage & Recycling

Residential Service

Residential service is provided once a week. Please reference the collection map below to determine your designated collection day.

Contact customer service at 864-467-4345 for further assistance.

Holiday Collection Notice - Monday, February 18, 2019

While city offices will be closed for the President's Day holiday, the solid waste schedule will continue on its regular Monday-Thursday pickup schedule, from February 18 to 21, 2019.

Notice - Paint Disposal

Residents are asked not to dispose of cans that contain wet paint in their garbage carts. With the new automated collection vehicles, drivers are not aware that wet paint has splattered all over the vehicle until the end of their route and several vehicles have already been damaged.

Obtain a Garbage Cart / Recycling Bin

New residents should call Customer Service at 864-467-4345 to establish collection for garbage, recyclables and yard waste. The City will deliver a garbage cart and recycling cart at no charge, additional garbage and recycling carts cost $60.

Collection

Curbside carts should be placed within 2 feet of the curb, and at least 3 feet away from obstructions such as:

Bulky items placed out for collection

Fences

Mailboxes

Parked cars

Piles of yard waste

Recycling bins

Telephone poles

Collection Guidelines

Please place all household garbage and other miscellaneous trash inside your cart.

When you place your cart at the curb, be sure the handle of the cart faces away from the street.

Place your curbside cart, recycling bin, yard waste and bulk items at the curb for collection by 7 a.m. on the day of collection.

Yard waste must be placed at the street for collection, and must be separated from other materials such as bulk waste and other household items.

Please keep grass/leaf pile separate from branch/limb pile

Please cut branches/limbs into six-foot (or shorter) sections

Please DO NOT place yard debris in garbage/recycling cart

Please DO NOT bag ANY of your yard waste

After collection, the empty carts and bins must be removed from the street as soon as possible. Remember - it is both unsightly and a violation of City ordinance to leave these containers out on days other than normal collection days.

Commercial Fees

Holiday Collection Notices

The City's general schedule for holiday collection observes the following holidays:

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Memorial Day

Fourth of July

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

If your regular collection day falls on a holiday during the week, your collection for all services (garbage, recyclables and yard waste) will be the next day following the holiday. All other collection days after the holiday will be a day later, during the remainder of the holiday week.

Stop Junk Mail

Holiday Lights

Holiday string lights and extension cords can NOT be placed inside of your recycling carts or dropped off at recycling centers. However, local metal recyclers will accept them and scrap them for the copper. Please contact local metal recyclers in your area.

Composting

Yard Debris Pickup Schedule

The Public Works Department Solid Waste Division is working diligently to address our annual leaf season collection. Currently, the Division has eight crews and three street sweepers working six days per week, collecting the nearly 12 million pounds of leaves expected throughout the city this season. We are asking for your patience and understanding during this leaf season.

Public Works Department

Trash and Recycling Outside the City

Our services are for City of Greenville Solid Waste Customers only. For those located outside of the City limits, please contact your waste hauler to inquire as to their services. Other possible service providers are as follows: